Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Malta
Malta: Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material was 6.54 million tonnes in 2024. β² Rising
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Malta, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Malta recorded 6.54 million tonnes for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Malta peaked at 6.74 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.97 million tonnes, in 2010.
Malta ranks 163rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.69 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 4.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.16 million tonnes | 5.63 million tonnes | 6.74 million tonnes | 5 |
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- Red List Index 0.825 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Malta?
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Malta was 6.54 million tonnes in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption, by type of raw material recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption, by type of raw material recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.97 million tonnes in 2010.
- How does Malta rank for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material?
- Malta ranks 163rd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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